Pisay 96 will be having its 4th annual Christmas Party for Streetchildren on December 11, 2010 and is once again asking for your support. If you would like volunteer or make a donation, please send an e-mail to pisay96@gmail.com or text +63 920.4469728.

Pasukan na bukas. With your support, 85 school children from the SOS Children’s Village in Bataan will be going to school tomorrow not only with brand new pens, papers, and notebooks but more importantly, with hope, inspiration, and the encouragement to realize their potentials and become productive members of society.

In behalf of the children of SOS Village—Bataan, we would like to thank you all for your generous assistance which largely contributed to the success of this project. Now that we’ve seen it is possible, Pisay ’96 plans on doing this project for the succeeding school years and reach out to more school children in other areas of the country. We look forward to your continuous support.

Maraming salamat po.

Collection

A few weeks before the school year started, Pisay ’96 posted announcements asking for donations of recyclable and junk materials. For two consecutive weekends, D’ Cape Mile restaurant in Mo. Ignacia Avenue, Quezon City, was designated a drop–off point where people who wanted to help came and brought their donations. In addition, volunteers also went around Quezon City and San Juan to pick–up donations from friends and supporters who have heard about the project.

The collected recyclables were sold to junk shops and the profits were used to buy notebooks, pens, pad papers, and other school supplies. Modest back–to–school kits were assembled with their contents tailored to fit the students’ specific grade levels.

Turn Over

On June 12, 2010, the weekend before school started, Pisay ’96 volunteers went to Mariveles, Bataan to personally turn over the school supplies to the children of the village. The SOS Village in Bataan houses 93 children from all over Central Luzon, 85 of whom go to school in the nearby barangay. All 85 schoolkids, with grade levels ranging from pre–school to 3rd year high school, were provided with materials to help them get ready for the start of the school year.

About SOS Children’s Villages

SOS Villages house orphaned, neglected, and abandoned children. They provide long–term family–based care and education to children in extreme difficult circumstances, giving them inspiration, support, and encouragement they need to be able to take their place in society.

The first SOS Children’s Village in the Philippines was established in Lipa City in 1963. To date there are a total of 8 Children’s Villages in cities and provinces across the country.

To know more about SOS Children’s Villages or to find out how you can help, please visit www.sosphilippines.org.

About Pisay ’96

Philippine Science High School scholars received premier education in the sciences to help in the nation’s development. Since its 10th jubilee anniversary in 2006, the Philippine Science High School Class of 1996 (Pisay ’96) has been conducting socio–civic projects in communities across the country, as a sign of gratitude and return to the nation.

To know more about other Pisay ’96 projects and activities, please send an e-mail to pisay96@gmail.com.

For the rest of May and the first week of June, we will be collecting recyclables and exchanging them for school supplies to give to schoolchildren in underpriviledged communities, just in time for the start of the new school year.

This Saturday, our volunteers will be at D’ Cape Mile Bar and Restaurant in Mo. Ignacia Ave. from 10AM to 2PM to receive your donations. We can also arrange for a meet-up or a pick-up at a location and time more convenient for you. Please send as a message through e-mail (pisay96@gmail.com) or mobile (09204469728).

You may donate any of the following:

Scrap paper, old newspaper, carton boxes or cardboard scraps

Old notebooks and books

Empty PET bottles, plastic cups, scrap plastic

Glass bottles, beer, softdrink, catsup bottles

Aluminum and tin cans, aluminum bottle caps, GI sheets, scrap metal

Empty ink cartridges

Junk electrical appliances

Used batteries

Other recyclable materials

We will be posting more announcements and other drop-off venues; we’ll keep you updated.

Maraming salamat to everyone who contributed to the success of yesterday’s medical mission in Brgy. Atisan, San Pablo City. Special thanks to the volunteer doctors, Pen Pablo, Angeli Espiritu, Joyce Ann Saba (and friends) and to the gracious hosts and co-organizers, Angel Prudente, Veronica Prudente & the Kiwanis Club of Buklod SP.

The PSHS Classes of 1996 and 1997 will be conducting a medical and deworming mission in San Pablo City on April 18, 2010. This is the fourth in a series of medical missions being conducted by the PSHS Class of 1996 since 2006 as a way of giving back to the Filipino communities.

Once again, we would like to ask for your support to ensure the success of the project. We invite you to join us as volunteers to provide assistance to the medical team. We also welcome donations in kind and in cash. Currently, we are still in need of the following medicine:

Multivitamins

Paracetamol

Co-trimoxazole

Cephalexin

Cefuroxime

Amoxicillin

Cloxacillin

Doxycycline

Mefenamic acid

Ibuprofen

Indomethacin

Betahistine

Cetirizine

Diphenhydramine

Phenylpropanolamine

Metoprolol

Captopril

Furosemide

Spironolactone

Isosorbide Dinitrate

Isosorbide Mononitrate

Ranitidine

Hydrite/Oresol

Guaiafenesin

Carbocisteine

You may leave a message here or contact us by e-mail (pisay96@gmail.com) or mobile phone (0920 4469728) if you would like to volunteer or make a donation.

We look forward to your generous support.

Maraming salamat.

Philippine Science High School scholars received premier education in the sciences to help in the nation’s development. Since its 10th jubilee anniversary in 2006, the Philippine Science High School Class of 1996 (Pisay ’96) has been conducting socio-civic projects in communities across the country, as a sign of gratitude and return to the nation.

In the spirit of the holiday season, Pisay ’96 will be conducting the 3rd Pisay ’96 Christmas Party for Streetchildren on December 13, 2008 at UP Diliman, Quezon City. The activity is an annual Christmas tradition for children in the UP Diliman and adjacent areas who are not privileged enough to have the means to celebrate the holidays.

We would like to solicit your support to the project by supplementing the snacks for the participants and volunteers of the activity or by donating toys, books, or any other materials that may be given as gits or giveaways for the children. You may also want to donate your time and volunteer to be part of the program or be one of the facilitators of the event.

We are expecting 100 children to participate in the activity and we will welcome any form of support that you will be able to extend. You may contact us via email micamaldita@gmail.com or through mobile # 63920 4469728.

We are looking forward to a positive response. In behalf of the children whom you will be providing with a truly memorable experience, thank you very much and Merry Christmas!

Maraming salamat to all those who’ve given donations for the streetchildren’s party.

For those who would like to make a pledge, below is a list of items that are still needed. Pledges have been made for those items with a strikethrough. The list will be posted in www.pisay96.com and updated regularly. You may donate any quantity or amount. You may also donate items that are not in the list. For cash donations please contact us through the contact details provide below.

FOOD & DRINKS

100 pcs

fried chicken

100 pcs

juice packs

100 pcs

hotdog on stick

100 pcs

sandwiches

sorbetes (we will be renting a sorbetes cart

LOOT BAG ITEMS

100 boxes

crayons

100 pcs

pencils

sorbetes (we will be renting a sorbetes cart)

candies

100 pcs

children’s storybooks / coloring books (preferably books by Adarna / Lampara / Anvil’s Lola Basyang / or those depicting Filipino values and culture – these are sold in all major bookstores for less than P100 each)

To make a pledge or to volunteer for the event, please contact us through
email (pisay96@gmail.com), YM/Skype (micamaldita), or SMS (0920 4469728).